Stephen Colbert: An Unauthorized Biography

By Belmont and Belcourt Biographies

It is said that there are two Stephen Colberts. One pronounces his surname with the 't' silent, and is known around the world as the right wing, "well-intentioned, poorly informed high-status idiot" host to the extremely popular fake news show, The Colbert Report, featured on Comedy Central.

The second Stephen Colbert, who pronounces the 't' in his surname, is less known. He is a private man who lives what he calls a "normal life" in New Jersey with his wife and three children. How did this individual come to be known as his alter ego?

This unauthorized biography follows Colbert from his early career all the way to The Colbert Report, and explores what is known about his childhood and details his career all the way up through the creation of his recent Super PAC.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Price World Publishing
• Release date: Mar 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781619840645

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Stephen Colbert

An Unauthorized Biography

Copyright © 2012 by Belmont & Belcourt Biographies

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eISBN: 9781619840645

Table of Contents

Introduction

Early Life

Early Career

The Daily Show

The Colbert Report

Development

2007–08 Writers Guild of America Strike

Reception and Awards

Other Honors

The 2010 U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Colbert Super PAC

The Colbert Family

Sources and Further Reading

Introduction

Getting to be the star of his own show has taken Colbert almost two decades. He started with Chicago’s Second City improv troupe, worked for Saturday Night Live, and even had a one-story career with ABC news.

It is said that there are two Stephen Colberts. One pronounces his surname with the ‘t’ silent, and is known around the world as the right wing, well-intentioned, poorly informed high-status idiot host to the extremely popular fake news show, The Colbert Report, featured on Comedy Central.

The second Stephen Colbert, who pronounces the ‘t’ in his surname, is less known. He is a private man who lives what he calls a normal life in New Jersey with his wife and three children. How did this individual come to be known as his alter ego?

This unauthorized biography follows Colbert from his early career all the way to The Colbert Report, and explores what is known about his childhood and details his career all the way up through the creation of his recent Super PAC.

Early Life

Stephen Colbert: At a very young age, I decided I was not gonna have a southern accent. Because . . . when I was a kid watching TV, if you wanted to use a shorthand that someone was stupid, you gave the character a southern accent. And that’s not true. Southern people are not stupid. But I didn’t wanna seem stupid. I wanted to seem smart. And so